32-year-old charged by an Eldoret Court for killing his father!

A 32-year-old man accused of killing his father after he refused to
give him money to go to the hospital for treatment has been charged in
an Eldoret Court.

The prosecution preferred murder charges against the suspect, Silas
Mwenda after a second psychiatric report from Moi Teaching and
Referral Hospital, which was presented before Eldoret High Court Judge
Reuben Nyakundi declared him fit to take the plea.

Mwenda, who was represented by lawyer Damaris Gesare, pleaded not
guilty to the murder charge.

He failed to take a plea on August 14 when he was first brought to
court after the first psychiatric report from the same hospital stated
that he was not fit to stand trial.

This forced the Presiding Judge to defer his plea to pave the way for
a second mental assessment to be carried out on the suspected killer
at the public facility.

The particulars of the offences are that the accused killed his father
John Marete on March 1st 2023 at Kipkaren estate on the outskirts of
Eldoret town in Kapseret sub county, Uasin Gishu County.

On the fateful day, the accused is said to have approached his parents
and sibling saying that he was feeling unwell and requested for money
to go for treatment in the nearby hospital.

However, his plea was ignored by his family, prompting the accused to
pick a meat grinder from his parent’s house to go and sell so as to
raise money for his treatment.

The deceased, who was armed with two wooden sticks, confronted his
son, demanding to know why he was taking his meat grinder for sale
without his consent.

The two exchanged bitter words before the accused overpowered his
father and snatched one of wooden sticks and hit him on twice on the
head leading to his death.

Justice Nyakundi set the hearing of the case on December 13.

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